Complex vs. Compound sentences

Although Tom reads nonfiction books, Jack reads books, Jack reads comic books.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

When he was younger, Tom also read manga and graphic novels.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

I put the milk and sugar in the bowl, and then I folded in the flour.

• Simple
• Compound
• Complex
• Compound-Complex

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

I also added eggs, baking powder, and vanilla extract.

• Simple
• Compound
• Complex
• Compound-Complex

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Most pirates were hired by the English crown, but a few were not.

• Simple
• Compound
• Complex
• Compound-Complex

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Emilia has several hobbies that she enjoys, but the one on which she spends the most time is woodcarving.

• simple sentence
• compound sentence
• complex sentence
• compound-complex sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

How many clauses are required to make up a complex sentence?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 3,000,000

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

What type of sentence is this?
Whenever it rained, Kerry thought of her home in Ireland, and she worried about her mother.

• Simple
• compound
• complex
• compound-complex

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What type of sentence is this?
Before he knew it, the winter was over, and tiny buds began to sprout on the trees.

• simple
• compound
• complex
• compound-complex

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A